Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-08-17
4 Chain Of Bright Resorts, of
which sea Isle CITY IL a
Shining Link.

Did you ever notice how many of the !
seaside resorts on the New Jersey coast |
are Oh Islands From Sandy Hook TO Cape I!
May, distance OF one hundred aud TWEEN 1
ty-seyen miles Is a string OF resorts, fully /
seventy-fiye in number. For at least two
thirds OF this distance tine cities by the sea
arc planted on sandy beaches out IN the
sea. From Sandy Hook TO Bay Head the
resorts are on the main land. These in
Ciude Long Branch, Ashbury Park, Ocean
Grove, Ocean Beach, Spring Lake and 5 ga
Girt, and i dozen places not as well known.
From Bay Head At the top OF famous old
Rarnegat Bay, passing Lavellette, Ortley,
BerkeIy, Seaside Park and Island Beach.
You cross Barnegat InIet and skirt the
shore of Long Beach Gan ISland), passing
Barnecat City beach, Harvey's Cedars,
Beach Haven and Sea Haven. Across
Little egg HaTbOr Bay, ana You enter Alb
secOn Bay, BrIgantine Island being betw cen
yOu and the ocean. At the suuken end OF
BrIgantine you cross tine famous inlet and
tina yourself At Atlantic City Through
tne tuoroughiare and your boat takes YOU
To LOugport Al the end Ui the island. Alb
secOu, which has Atlantic City at The north
eru extremity. Across Great Egg HarbOr
Bay and yen reach Pcck's Beach with
Ocean City Another tEoroughfare carries
You past the island 10 Corsun's Inlet 1t the
Northern end Of Ludnam's Beach, likewise
an Island upon which the Sea Isle CITY is
buiit. Then comes a series of bays and in
lets which lead you To Holly Beach and
Aug.csea 10 ScNe!I's Point and Cape MAY.
What maTN elous coast this Is And
where can any thing like II be found And
/ all these reports have been made possible
and developed by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Il touches everywhere. Some syn
dicate purchases i strip OF beach and I'M
proves 1t. Next We hear Of Pennsylvania
Railroad Branch penetrating II and 10
' il blossoms forth in i iull tedged resort
with hotels aud cottages. Before many
wears there viii be continuous line OF
rails irsm Sandy Hook TO Cape May Point,
I with not "A mile OF UI occupied beach land.
Among these resorts YOU can make your
choice. There Is the fashion OF Long
/ Branch, OF Kew East, OF Sea Girt, and
Spring Lake ; the less fashionable but sull
I gay and and temperate Ashbury PARK
the great Ocean Grove the restless,
CROW tIud ccsmopolitauisrl Of Atlantic City
and the quiet elegance OF Od Cage May
Then there Is the grand fishing ana sailing
OF Blrn=gat Bay, au1 the resorts OF the
.ucighoorhood, and the equally good hshing
I OF the bays south oi Atlantic CITY Every
body goes 10 Atlantic anu rich and poor
issrlr each other on the beach and IN the
hotel ly0bie>- But it yOu would De rid o
p all that II YOU would travel with a bag III
stead oi i trunk. and enjoy a tree and casi
i.le tree from ,he dictates OF fashion, go I,
= BaruegaI CITY Beach, LOngpOTl, Ocean City
, Sea Isle City, and Anglesea.
I one OF the newest places is ca Isle Z
+ i oi easy access, ana express trains owe
the " est jersey road take yOu directly {
II IN two hours Ii is only about five year
Old. aud yet II reiuices in several hundred
cottages ana various h1tels. Many o
these are built upon the very edge Of tn
sea. being separated from II only by a Sc
: wall live or six ieet high. The beach
l. hard a. 4 plank. IL : OF peculiar quail
? tv- The dazzling white OF 80 many beach,
Is absent IN this. Fine black sand is mike
with Il in such quantities uto make
> easy tor the eve AMI there is no sat
RI beach to be found anywhere. Its sea va
is novelty. The wall makes ii possible f
: houses TO be built close to the water, som
" thing which i very rare. Atlantic Cit
z and other resorts might take an idea fro
2 Sea Isle a like wall al Atlantic City al
= other resorts might take idea from 81
Isle. \ like wall at Atlantic would utili
= many hundreds OF acres.
ID You can do As You please at Sea Isle, {
~ fashion Will not dictate. If you are Iir
~ Of the hurry -burly and wish to escape I
crowd there Is No better place You c
De comfortable ana enjoy life by the sea
rs its purity. Fishing, sailing and cribbi
~ viii give YOU diversions on the water, a
4 excursion trips to Cape May, DC can Ci
Lougpori, and Atlantic City will help y
= pass the time